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Article on the Hypothesis: STUTTERING AS A REACTIVE INHIBITION OF SPEECH

The Land of Fluency

Incidental Writing on Stuttering

We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time
        -- "Little Gidding," T.S. Eliot
 
Looking for basic information on stuttering?
Find it Here.

 

John Updike (1932 - 2009)
"The tongue reposes in papyrus pleas,
saying, Surely--magnificent, that 'surely'--
goodness and mercy shall follow me all

the days of my life
, my life, forever." *
 
his Web site explores many of the dimensions of stuttering and its effect on the human identity, as well as the development of stuttering behavior. It also includes an exploration of the "veils" (self images, projections, and lack of awareness) that people who stutter use to (unconsciously) cope with the disorder, just as all humans use similar "veils" to cope with other disturbing or discordant aspects of their lives.

In the course of doing this, the site will explore some of the reasons why stuttering seems so mysterious, and try to show how a lot of this mystery can begin to be resolved by acknowledging the experience of people who stutter: specifically, their feeling that stuttering involves an intermittent, uncontrollable, inhibition or disruption of speech.

The site also contains many news and resource items that may be of interest to people seeking information about stuttering, including reviews of films and books that discuss or portray stuttering, announcements and news articles, basic information about stuttering and stuttering therapy, and resources for students.

- Darrell M. Dodge, MA, CCC-SLP

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Veils of Stuttering BLOG
 

2008 International Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conference
Oct 1st - 22nd

 

Reviews of Films and Books
Black Swan Green

 

Child & Adolescent Stuttering Treatment & Activity Guide - 2nd Edition 


Child & Adolescent Stuttering Treatment & Activity
Resource Guide

SECOND EDITION
 
Announcements and News
 
Study Notes for Van Riper's The Treatment of Stuttering
 
The Enneagram: Possible Applications for Therapy and Personal Growth for SLP's & People Who Stutter
 
Basic Information About Stuttering 
 
 

 

 
*Updike, John (2009). Poems by John Updike: "Endpoint, a verse sequence." The New Yorker, March 16, 2009, p 96.  

 

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